Unlimited National Bangers Championship of the World 2018 – 06/10/2018 – Ipswich

The annual pilgrimage to Foxhall Raceway, Ipswich for the biggest night on the Banger calendar took place on Saturday 6th October for the Unlimited Bangers Championship of the World. Just over 230 cars filled the Suffolk pits with some stunning cars and machinery on display. 331 Boxer Jack had a typically stunning Mk1 Ford Granada 2-door and 209 Tom Waller pulled out all the stops on his impressive Mk1 Granada too. 24 Stephen Boyd had a tidy Mk2 Ford Granada to mark his World Final debut. Further material in the main race saw DWO man 341 Jonesy bring a smart Mk10 Cadillac Fleetwood whilst Grey and Black rival 82 Tom Foster had a Mk2 Lincoln Town Car. Welshman 252 Mr Blobby was tooled up with a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow. Ral 6005 brought some machinery from over the water as 1 Maai had an awesome Mk6 Chevrolet Bel Air Hearse and 63 Rene Tiemans had a Toyota Crown. More material for the support races saw 46 Scott Starkey with a unique Eunos Cosmo JC, 72 Billy Bond had a stunning Mk1 Ford Granada Coupe, 103 Jack Deacon brought a Mk5 Lincoln Continental, 153 Shaun Buckley and 311 Gary Lown had a pair of Mk2 Lincoln Town Car Limos, 245 Jack France had a smart Mk2 Ford Granada in what may have been his final ever meeting in a banger, 580 Peter Bland had similar whilst brother 588 Anthony Bland had a stunning Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, 556 Flip had a cool Mazda RX-8, 488 Ziggy a smart Mk2 Ford Granada Estate, and Bonös teammate 211 Dennis Vorkink went for his favoured Volvo 240 and 941 Jimmy Matthews had a Mk2
Granada Estate. Brothers 204 Charlie and 205 Michael King impressed with a Mk1 and Mk2 Ford Granada respectively; Charlie’s Mk1 being his late fathers’ road going version in a very fitting tribute. The rest of the field was dominated by the Ford Scorpio/Ultima and the Mercedes E Class, and there were several Jaguar XJ’s across different series. The full list can be found below thanks to Toward.

01 Kyle Shires – Ford Scorpio
1 Maarten Steenbekkers – Mk6 Chevrolet Bel Air Hearse (1969)
3 Mitchel Finney – Mercedes W210 Estate
4 David Wilde – Vauxhall Omega Facelift
04 Mickey Croft – used Mercedes W210
9 Tom Jordan – Ford Scorpio Estate
14 Joe Persico – used Ford Scorpio
17 Kyle Overy – Ford Scorpio Estate
18 Ashley Law – Ford Scorpio
21 Gavin Robinson – used Ford Scorpio Estate
22 Dave Vincent – Mk2 Ford Granada Estate
22 David Sullivan – Mercedes W210
24 Stephen Boyd – Mk2 Ford Granada
25 Joe Parsons – Ford Scorpio
27 Dale Hughes – Ford Scorpio
28 Craig Cooper – Volvo 240 Estate (DNR)
28 Fred James – Ford Scorpio Estate
29 Jamie Locker – Mk1 Toyota Previa
33 Gary Madgwick – Toyota Mark II X90
43 Luke Maynard – used Mk11 Cadillac Fleetwood
43 Nicky Bishop – Mercedes W210
45 Anthony Crowshaw – Mercedes W210 Estate
46 Scott Starkey – Eunos Cosmo JC
48 Foppe Minnema – Jaguar XJ Series 3
52 Reece Needs – Mercedes W208 Coupe
53 Luke Needs – Mercedes W210 Estate
56 Karel Eeckloo – Ford Scorpio Estate
57 Stuart Cumming – Mercedes W210
58 Andrew Girling – Ford Scorpio
59 Steven Bolton – Ford Scorpio Estate
60 Kyle Stevenson – used Jaguar XJ Series 3
60 Laurens van Dijk – Mk3 Ford Granada Hatchback/EUR Mk1 Scorpio
63 Rene Tiemans – Toyota Crown S110
64 Dewi Cahill – Mercedes W208 Coupe
67 Rickie Beasley – used Mk2 Ford Granada
69 Matt Randall – Ford Scorpio
70 Sophie Unwin – Vauxhall Omega Estate Facelift
72 Billy Bond – Mk1 Ford Granada Coupe
74 Adam Hitchcock – Jaguar XJ Series 5
75 Clive Cordery – Mercedes W210
77 Patxi Beasley – Jaguar XJ Series 3 (D)
78 Lee Macey – Ford Scorpio Estate
82 Ben Beasley – used Mercedes W210
82 Paul Tompkins – used Ford Scorpio
82 Tom Foster – Mk2 Lincoln Town Car
84 Jack Ansell – used Jaguar XJ Series 3
85 James Ellis – Jaguar XJ Series 3
87 Damien Matthews – Volvo 740 Estate
87 Justin Kappert – used Mk4 Chevrolet Caprice Hearse
88 Randy Mulder – Ford Scorpio
94 Jack Anscombe – Mercedes W210
102 Clayton Wheeler – Mercedes W210
103 Jack Deacon – Mk5 Lincoln Continental Facelift
111 Joe Cotton – Mercedes W210 Estate
114 Liam Lake – Mercedes W210 Estate
115 James Martin – Mercedes W210 Estate
116 MarkJan Klok – Opel Omega B
118 Kenneth Scollon – Jaguar XJ Series 5
123 Rob Smith – Mk1 Lexus LS400
124 Carl Korszewski – Mercedes W210
127 Tom Blakemore – Mercedes W210
129 Jono Brook – used Ford Scorpio
132 Chris Cullum – Mercedes W210
133 Ben Wyatt – Mercedes W210
133 Lee Kopacz – Mk1 Lexus IS200
143 Dan Rose – Mercedes W210
153 Shaun Buckley – Mk2 Lincoln Town Car Limo
157 Dom Hall – used Ford Scorpio Estate
159 Callum Campbell – Mercedes W210
160 Jamie Warr – Volvo 740 Estate
162 Brent Shaw – used Mk2 Ford Granada
162 Brett Ellacott – Jaguar XJ Series 5
165 Ben Randell – used Mk1 Lexus SC300
166 Mark Fletcher – Ford Scorpio (DNR)
169 James Rushton – Mercedes W210 Estate
171 Tommy West – Ford Scorpio
174 David Osborne – Jaguar XJ Series 5
178 Kieran Bowman – Mercedes W210 Estate
180 Mark Foster – Mercedes W210 Estate
180 Sean McConachie – used Mk3 Toyota Supra
181 Grant Doe – Jaguar XJ Series 5
185 Lenny Smith – Ford Scorpio
190 Steve Bailey – Ford Scorpio
194 Johan Spiesens – Mk3 Chevrolet Caprice Estate
194 Steve Anscombe – used Ford Scorpio
195 David Forrest – Mercedes W210 Estate
195 Reece Marsh – Mercedes W210
196 Joey Palmer – Mk3 Toyota Supra
199 Jamie Wyatt – Mercedes W210 Estate
200 Steve Noon – Mercedes W210 Estate
201 Phil Milner – Jaguar XJ Series 5
204 Charlie King – Mk1 Ford Granada
205 Michael King – Mk2 Ford Granada
208 PJ Collins – Ford Scorpio
209 Tom Waller – Mk1 Ford Granada
211 Dennis Vorkink – Volvo 240
211 Jamie Pole – Mk2 Jaguar S-Type
212 Lee Edwards – used Mercedes W210
215 Leonard Dunn – Ford Scorpio Estate
218 Lee Clelland – used Jaguar XJ-S
222 Colin Riddell – Mk1 Lexus SC300
224 Lewis Canham – Mercedes W210
228 Sam Beasley – Mercedes W210
229 Dean Jarvis – Volvo 740 Estate
229 Sean Riddell – used Jaguar XJ Series 5
230 Kieran Genge – Volvo 740 Estate
235 Danny Williams – used Jaguar XJ Series 5
239 Steve Carter – Mercedes W210 Estate
240 Rob Setters – Mk2 Lexus LS400
245 Jack France – Mk2 Ford Granada
247 Lee Clarke – used Mercedes W210
249 Ryan Guppy – used Ford Scorpio
252 David Llewellyn – Mercedes W210
252 Gareth Griffiths – Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II
254 Steve Ryan – Mercedes W210 Estate
257 Timmy Aldridge – Mk2 Ford Granada
262 Buddy James – Mercedes W210
267 James Steel – Jaguar XJ Series 3
269 Tom Morris – used Ford Scorpio Estate
271 Dean Goodearl – Ford Scorpio Estate
273 Kevin McClagish – used Mercedes W210 Estate (DNR)
274 Tom Grantham – used Mercedes W210 Estate
275 Joe Morgan – used Mercedes W210
278 Shaun Brokenshire – Mercedes W210
282 John North – used Jaguar XJ Series 4
284 James Head – Mercedes W208 Coupe
286 Dan Phillips – Ford Scorpio
291 Aaron Witton – Mk1 Toyota Previa
291 Seanie Bell – used Mk2 Ford Granada
294 Lee Hughes – Jaguar XJ Series 3
298 Sam Wyatt – Mercedes W210
299 Dale Locker – Jaguar XJ Series 2
303 Wayne Linsdell – Jaguar XJ Series 5
306 Nicky Bell – used Volvo 740 Estate
309 Michael Lane – Ford Scorpio Estate
310 John Nicholson – used Vauxhall Omega
311 Garry Lown – Mk2 Lincoln Town Car Limo
311 Josh Brierley – used Jaguar XJ Series 3
312 Tom Reynolds – used Volvo 240 Estate
317 Calum Jacobs – Mercedes W210
321 Kieran Fry – Mercedes W210 Limo
327 Mick Maskell Jnr – Ford Scorpio Estate
328 Daniel Lathan – Ford Scorpio Estate
330 Ben Key – Mercedes W210 Estate
331 Jason Jackson – 2-door Mk1 Ford Granada
332 Chris Reed – Mercedes W210 Estate
333 Charlie Randell – Mercedes W210 Estate
337 Ashley Garrod – Mk1 Toyota Previa
339 Jack Garrod – Mk1 Toyota Previa
341 Andrew Jones – Mk10 Cadillac Fleetwood
348 Sonny Sherwood – used Ford Scorpio Estate
349 James Guppy – used Ford Scorpio Estate
349 Lewis Price – Jaguar XJ Series 5
353 Dan Buckley – Ford Scorpio
355 Martin Mullins – Ford Scorpio
356 Harry Overy – used Ford Scorpio
362 Johnny James – Mk3 Toyota Supra
364 Nathan Olden – Mercedes W210
366 Nathan Wren – Mercedes W210 Estate
367 Barry Beevor – Volvo 740 Estate
372 Jay Mattews – Mercedes W210
374 Richard Kelly – Mk2 Lexus GS300
382 Jack Foster – Mercedes W210 Estate
382 Tommy Hutchings – Ford Scorpio
384 John Golden – used Mk2 Ford Granada
399 Jonny Atkin – Mercedes W210 Estate
400 Lee Kingsnorth – Ford Scorpio
402 Charlie Callard – Mk2 Lexus LS400
410 Jake Calvert – Mercedes W210
415 Scott Cornish – used Ford Scorpio Estate
416 Josh Spokes – Mercedes W210
440 Macaulay Mills – Mercedes W210 Estate
449 Billy Crittenden – used Mk1 Ford Granada Estate
455 Ricki Finney – Mk2 Ford Granada
456 Nathan Roberts – Ford Scorpio Estate
466 Dalton Steele – Mk3 Toyota Supra
467 Sheldon Grimes – used Mercedes W210
468 Colin Quinnell – Jaguar XJ Series 5
469 Paul Quinnell – Mk2 Jaguar S-Type
488 Addy Pelikkan – Mk2 Ford Granada Estate
500 Scott Mullady – Mercedes W210 Estate
514 Marty Eighteen – Ford Scorpio Estate
516 Carl Gould – Mercedes W210 Estate
521 Ashley Riley – used Mercedes W210 Estate
525 Terry Boxell – Mercedes W210 Estate
527 Fergus Smith-Jones – Mercedes W210 Estate
528 Alan Hunt – used Mk2 Ford Granada
542 Craig Oliver – Ford Scorpio
548 Alex Utting – used Mercedes W210
556 Phil Hampton – Mazda RX8
570 Jordan Cumming – Mercedes W210
580 Peter Bland – Mk2 Ford Granada
588 Anthony Bland – Rolls Royce Silver Shadow I
590 Michael Galloway – used Ford Scorpio
592 Mark Marchant – used Ford Scorpio Estate
595 Drew Burdett – used Mk2 Ford Granada
597 Shane Lines – used Mercedes W210 Estate
612 Daniel Loades – Ford Scorpio
617 Jack Overy – Ford Scorpio
623 Ricky Hutton – used Ford Scorpio
624 Liam Hide – Ford Scorpio Estate
625 Josh Gooch – Ford Scorpio
632 Callum Reed – used Mk3 Ford Granada Hatchback
662 Dalton Smith – Ford Scorpio
673 Darren Fendley – Mercedes W210
688 Steve Collings – Ford Scorpio Estate
699 Stacey Holdsworth – Mercedes W210
714 Paul Smaldon – Ford Scorpio
717 Jack Tuffen – Ford Scorpio Estate
747 Eddie Cotton – used Mercedes W210 Estate
751 Laurence Wells – Mk1 Lexus IS200
753 Billy Cunningham – Ford Scorpio
757 Callum Gill – used Ford Scorpio
757 Tom Farren – Mk1 Lexus GS300
760 Joe Reynolds – used Ford Scorpio Estate
783 Lee Strudwick – Mk1 Lexus IS200
787 Marc Key – Mercedes W210
800 Tom Hannah – Ford Scorpio
801 Mason Foster – Mercedes W210
817 Kurt Jacobs – Mercedes W210
820 Martyn Perkins – Mercedes W210
830 Lee White – Mercedes W210 Estate
836 Brad Coombs – Volvo 740 Estate
880 Neil Naismith – Mercedes W210 Estate
883 Jack Filmer – Jaguar XJ Series 4
884 Tom Filmer – used Jaguar XJ Series 3
887 Robert Browning – Ford Scorpio
888 Jake Smith – used Jaguar XJ Series 5
920 Terry Church – used Ford Scorpio
921 Jack Aldridge – used Ford Scorpio
941 Jimmy Matthews – Mk2 Ford Granada Estate
950 Scott Gamble – Mercedes W210 Estate
954 Jamie Beere – Mk1 Lexus LS400

The first last chance started the evening’s proceedings – 311 The Monkey and 133 Werzal filled out the front row. 366 Wrenny was the first to show as he spun 662 Dalts. 521 Ace Ash delivered a massive shot to 595 Drewboy who came to a halt on the entrance of the back straight. 9 Jordan jacked 595 Drewboy as he was carried by the momentum of the pack. 153 Shaunie jacked 200 Noon. 67 Beasley got stuffed in on the entrance of the scoreboard bend and pulled across the track in front of 1 Maai’s Bel Air Hearse who had no option to slow resulting in the Team Black Mk2 Granada taking a heavy dooring. 52 Billy jacked 836. 43 Bish administered a front wheel shot to 77 Patch. 21 Gav followed in 153 Shaunie. 205 Gava caught the lame 153 Shaunie, and was duly jacked by 355 Mullins. 269 Mozza ran in 67 Beasley, with the latter being jacked by 416 Spokes. 103 Jacko weighed in hard on 416 Spokes also laying into 662 Dalts heavily. 521 Ace Ash jacked 103 Jacko. 588 Blandy delivered a solid head on to 224 Canham, and then took out 514 Marty on oppo. 9 Jordan tboned 747 Cotton. 43 Bish, who had sat on the middle for ages, came off to tbone 67 Beasley. 632 Reedy attacked 623 Tricky as he looked to move up the order. 514 Marty Eighteen was awarded the initial chequered flag but on a revisit of the results, it was deemed that 185 Lenny Smith was intact the man to book his slot in the main race.

185, 514, 632, 169, 211, 469, NOF

LCQ 2 saw 208 PJ Collins and 01 Kyle Shires on the front row. 783 Struddy met the fence early on as loads piled in on the turnstile bend. 157 Domie delivered a head on 817 Stig. 399 Jonny ran 165 Benny in backwards into 817 Stig. 488 Ziggy jacked 63 Renne. 181 Doe followed in 180 Sparky into 488 Ziggy. 884 Filmer jacked 180 Sparky before 688 United delivered a solid follow in to 201 Turk. 291 Witton jacked 180 Sparky, as 04 Croft set about 82 Beasley. 87 Damo blitzed 252 Nemo, only to be jacked himself by 04 Croft. 883 Filmer ran 212 Edwards through the back of 04 Croft’s Mercedes leaving it well wrecked.356 Overy spun 310 Eno, who was then done over the rear wheel by 328 Lathan in turn. The leading 208 PJ spun 349 Noddy slowing his charge which allowed 757 Gill to close the gap and they enjoyed a good scrap before 528 Jethro bested the pair of them to break out a nice lead. Posh Wash duo 333 Chaz and 230 Muttley Jnr combined forces to attack 208 PJ on oppo; Muttley Jnr continuing his assault on the shale. 328 Lathan distributed a head on to the lurking 349 Noddy who then went on to meet 688 United in a massive head on. 133 Werzal drove through the rear end of 688 United before the red flags came out to assist Steve from his car. An ambulance came on track but was not needed after United managed to gather his steam and exit on his own accord. On the restart, 528 Jethro lead with only 1 lap remaining, however, he cruelly got a puncture under the cautionary period which allowed 757 Gill to nip through and win by a fair margin.

757, 01, 278, 528, 467, 399, 328, 262, 590, NOF

The third last chance placed 229 Jarvis and 43 Bish on the front row. 332 Reedy spun 254 Ryan. Loads of drivers went piling in on the turnstile bend; 48 The Showman followed in 180 McConachie. 311 Golden Boy used his limo to jack 888 Dangle. 920 Churchy put away 204 Charlie Boy, as 274 Leadfoot weighed in on 753 Gypsy Boy. 239 Nemesis jacked 274 Leadfoot. 306 Bell spun 372 Messer and proceeded to bury himself in the back of 204 Charlie Boy. 332 Reedy stuffed in 580 Blandy. 311 Golden Boy jacked 954 Beere.115 Jamz tboned 311 Golden Boy, whilst 239 Nemesis went steaming in to 306 Bell. 239 Nemesis tactically hid behind the melee of dead motors on the turnstile bend and popped out to deliver a head on to 247 Bro who was well up the order. 353 Buckley spun 364 Nath, only to cop a head on from 239 Nemesis. 820 Maggot drove through 311 Golden Boy. 199 Bona jacked 239 Nemesis. 542 Oliver buried 950 Gamble. 760 Joey and 194 Cecil were locked in a mega scrap for the lead and the final position on the World Final grid; Joey put away Cecil but the latter bounced back to spin his attacker and went on to take the win.

194, 760, 332, 542, 28, 18, 625, 516, 525, 820

World Championship 2018 –

The Grid
Inside-Outside
617-228
159-222
17-440
209-215
57-190
178-309
717-24
331-45
887-252
339-456
74-27
294-22
56-337
362-124
94-171
33-114
327-382
455-88
271-673
699-570
59-25
111-82
257-341
116-284
162-888
78-60
267-830
196-400
757-185
194

2015 World Champion 617 Jack Overy took the pole position and would have been Betfred favourite at that point to take the gold. 331 Boxer Jack drew a respectable position with 15th on the grid whilst defending champion 59 Leadfoot found himself 41st on the grid. 159 Mr Clumsy and 222 Riddell formed an all Scottish row 2 whilst 27 Dale Hughes and 294 Lee Hughes found themselves next to each other on the grid. In terms of the warring front, 82 Big T found himself directly in front of DWO counterpart 341 Jonesy.

After the standard two warm up laps the race was underway. 82 Big T dived straight to the middle whilst 159 Mr Clumsy spun and was duly collected by 309 Laney. Carnage broke out down the home straight, as 33 Magic rode up the side of 252 Mr Blobby and subsequently rolled in front of the charging pack and was collected umpteen times by the oncoming traffic taking some nasty looking shots in the roof and chassis of the car. 114 Lakey jacked 22 Vinno and 60 Laurens gave a head on to 194 Cecil on the shale as they looked to take avoiding action. The reds came out to recover 33 Magic who eventually got out under his own accord albeit with a slight oncoming headache! A complete restart was ordered, but already there was a depleted field. The action resumed with 267 Steeley getting spun aside and jacked 33 Magic’s dead car. 82 Big T came off the middle and delivered an atrocious DSU hit to 190 Pikey at speed. 455 Finney was buried head on into 82 Big T. Drivers crashed out all down the home straight, as they attempted to avoid the carnage whilst the red flags came out to check on 190 Pikey, but not before 74 Scratchy delivered a head on to 341 Jonesy while avoiding 190 Pikey. Pikey eventually got out of his car after a short period all ok. The restart saw 331 Boxer Jack spun 339 Garrod. 570 Dino Jnr spun 56 Vincky. 124 Oris put away 271 Deano. The leading 617 Overy spun 116 Klokkie as he gained some serious momentum. 341 Jonesy administered a hard head on to 159 Mr Clumsy. 24 Boydey spun 74 Scratchy, as 617 Overy spun 116 Klokkie once again, who’s luck continued to worsen as he was struck on oppo by 341 Jonesy. 257 Waterboy went to deliver a head on attack to 617 Overy on the scoreboard bend but missed, resulting in him copping a back wheel shot from 294 Stuntman. 111 Cotton Eye Joe and 830 Stretch crashed out down the home straight. 257 Waterboy came off the infield to stop the leading 617 Overy, as 209 Tombo followed someone in on the scoreboard bend. 673 Fendley spun 159 Mr Clumsy. 570 Dino Jnr delivered a head on to 294 Stuntman. 159 Mr Clumsy met 341 Jonesy in a solid head on, before being jacked by 74 Scratchy. 570 Dino Jnr took out 59 Leadfoot on oppo ensuring he would definitely not regain his title. 124 Oris raced to the biggest win of his career raising the fireworks and flamethrowers and he was followed home by an impressive drive by 673 Darren Fendley, who’s E Class Mercedes had no one wheel pointing the same direction as the other, 617 Jack Overy recovered well for a strong third ahead of 162 ‘Bad Boy’ Brett Ellacott.

124, 673, 617, 162, 209, 757, 196, 57, 111, 400

Alcomers 1 saw a big field of cars, although 118 Scollon, 597 Lines and 160 Warr all failed to make the start. 22 Sully followed in 625 Lunchbox from the off. 1 Maai delivered a head on to the spun 52 Billy. 330 Soft Ben spun 333 Chaz and 60 Shakey in one move. 153 Shaunie treated the spun 194 the Spie to a head on, as 211 Mister Nös jacked 160 Warr. 410 Calvert rolled spectacularly under the scoreboard which brought the reds out, but not before 920 Churchy had set about 60 Shakey. The restart saw 60 Shakey set about 153 Shaunie. 521 Ace Ash jacked 153 Shaunie, who then copped a revenge shot from 194 the Spie. 160 Warr drove through 43 Muttley Jnr on oppo as 194 the Spie jacked 153 Shaunie again. The race was brought to a stoppage but it was unclear why. The restart saw 275 Rusty set about 195 Grenade Dave. 43 Muttley Jnr gave a head on to 195 Grenade Dave. 240 Setters dished an attack on oppo to 783 Struddy. 275 Rusty took the win whilst 240 Setters jacked 43 Muttley Jnr just as the reds came out to conclude the action.

275, 21, 18, 920, 355, 240, 783, 195, NOF

The showdown commenced with 291 Bell catching the lame Previa of 291 Witton. 239 Nemesis jacked 291 Witton whilst 195 Dipper gave a head on to 673 Fendley. 63 Rene treated 160 Warr to a head on. 416 Spokes jacked 239 Nemesis. 542 Oliver drove through 291 Witton as he took further punishment. The action of the evening saw 416 Spokes attack 162 Bad Boy on oppo. 114 Lakey took the win.

114, 564, 382, 542, 356, 124, 229, 169, 162, NOF

Overall, the meeting produced the goods expected of it with some absolute stunning efforts by drivers and their crews on the cars and some awesome machinery. There was a good amount of action and some top close racing with a new World Champion crowned – but unfortunately the meeting will likely be overshadowed by events that took place.